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Feminists Watching Action Movies

Vanessa and Meagan, the ladies of Feminists Watching Action Movies (FWAM), agree on four things: (1) wine is delicious, (2) women are underrepresented or misrepresented in action movies, (3) action movies are awesome in spite of this, and (4) it is really hard to keep track of what day it is. Join them every other Monday as they discuss a new action movie.
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May 31, 2015

FWAM's first ever special guest, Kaitlyn, stops by to talk about the first ever Fast and Furious movie. While Meagan vows to defend her favorite franchise to the death, Vanessa and Kaitlyn discuss the male gaze and internalized misogyny. All of the ladies are subsequently sidetracked by Paul Walker, the logistics of driving a convertible without a hair elastic, and adults who eat tuna fish sandwiches with no crusts. 

May 19, 2015

 

Meagan and Vanessa are able to cover guns (literally and figuratively), animals as action heroes, stalking behavior, women's fashions, and very expensive family therapy in a third of the time it takes True Lies to do anything. Note: All of this is done "In Perfect Arabic." 

May 19, 2015

 

After a (not so?) startling confession, Vanessa and Meagan dive in to The Rock, where they encounter a dynamic "car" chase, a disturbingly fragile chemical weapons storage system, and a sex scene so horrifying that they almost call their first Nicholas Cage action film quits at about 30 minutes in.

May 19, 2015

 

Meagan and Vanessa watch Assault on Precinct 13, which is apparently the only New Year's Eve themed action film in existence, and are forced to confront the Worst Female Character Ever. The bitter cold that actually exists in the FWAM studio creeps into a discussion about obvious plot twists, Ethan Hawke's affinity for butterfly tattoos, and the Worst Rap Ever. 

May 19, 2015

 

The Christmas season concludes with the Gold Standard in Christmas Action Movies, DIE HARD (all caps necessary). Vanessa and Meagan attempt to discuss the film's feminist issues, including working mothers and taking a man's name but are distracted by the inauguration of a new game, Vanessa's burning desire for Hans Gruber, and the difference between Family Ties and Family Matters. 

May 19, 2015

 

The Christmas season continues as Meagan and Vanessa watch The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Real Life Feminist Hero Geena Davis. An intellectual and yet lighthearted discussion about what it means to be a "good" versus "bad" woman and Christmas decor as weaponry turns acrimonious when the ladies of FWAM begin to debate the film's various hairstyles. 

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